Champagne Charlie and the Amazing Gladys
“In Steam-Age London, a brilliant performer is searching for a missing magician. A less brilliant aristocrat is searching for a murderer. A mad admiral is
Specimen Boxes
Box 1: Legs Operating the elevator was better than guard duty, outside in the sand, with the scorpions. Jimmy was from the Bronx and felt
Quick Update
Hello, my loyal tens of readers. As you might have seen, I haven’t been updating my blog much lately. Firstly, this was because I was
I have a Competitor!
I haven’t been updating the ‘In Search Of…’ reviews as often as I’d like to, what with all the goings on and such. But I
‘While He Was Sleeping’ — Interview with Author Chris Johnson
This week we talk with Chris Johnson. Chris is an Australian author who lives in Brisbane with his wife and daughter. His books blend the
My Doctor Who Fan Theory
Spoilers – not up to date on the latest season of Dr Who? Don’t read this! So – my fan theory about who the new/old
In Search Of… s04e20 John the Baptist
Just going to go a very short review of this one. Almost accidentally missed it altogether and passed from Earth Visitors to Air Disaster Predictions.
In Search Of… S04E21 Air Disaster Predictions
We open on footage of the burning wreckage of a jet airliner while sad music plays. Nimoy mounfully intones a speech about the tragedy of
Trilobite Park — Chapter 32: The Mouth of the River
They were now far beneath Trilobite Park — Valerie, Thag and Bladison. Sure enough, as Thag had said, they were in a little empty space
Review – Stories to Read by Candlelight by Jean Lorrain, translated by Patricia Worth
Jean Lorrain writes what might be called fairy tales, with the conceit that the he can only half remember these stories, which themselves contain half-memories